NEW YORK-- Eastman Chemical Co.' s shares jumped in trading Friday after the chemical company reported a third-quarter profit that beat market expectations. The company now expects to earn $5.30 to $5.40 per share for the year on an adjusted basis, up from its prior forecast of $5.30 per share. Eastman earned $154 million, or 99 cents per share, for the quarter.

A “terrible price” will be paid for the euro zone crisis eventually, whether the European Central Bank (ECB) embarks on mass bond purchases or not, Jim Rogers, investor and co-founder of the Quantum Fund with George Soros, told CNBC Monday.

Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, shares his view on investing in Russia, "Mr Putin seems to have realised he will go down in history as just another thug unless he takes some real actions, and he has started to do things that even surprise me."

Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, says the ECB bond-buying program is not a game changer and will only raise the level of debt and make the situation worse. "These guys have been saying the same old garbage for a long time", he tells CNBC.

China’s economic resilience is under the spot light following a slowdown in growth rates in recent months. The big question facing investors in China and the global economy is can the world’s second biggest economy avoid a hard landing.